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John Leguizamo is an Emmy Award winning actor and comedian who has appeared in numerous television shows and feature films.
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Fast Facts:
- Born in Bogota, Colombia
- Raised in Queens, New York
- First acting job on Miami Vice
- Married with 2 children
- Won an Emmy Award in 1998 for Freak
- Won an ALMA Award in 2002 for Entertainer of the Year
- Wrote a tell-all autobiography
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Life and Early Career
John Leguizamo was born in Bogota, Columbia, but his family moved to New York City when he was three years old. He attended New York University, where he took classes in acting. Leguizamo began his professional career as a stand up comic and soon found his way into the world of Off-Broadway theater, which led to his participation in the Obie Award winning Mambo Mouth. -
Film Career
He soon began appearing in a number of TV shows and even produced his own show called House of Buggin. The show aired on FOX in 1995 but was canceled after one season. His career hit a new high when he starred as Tybalt in Baz Luhrmann's [[Romeo + Juliet]] in 1996. After that his next big appearance came in 2001 as Toulouse-Lautrec in Moulin Rouge, which was also directed by Luhrmann.In more recent years he has had success as the voice of Sid in the Ice Age animated movie series and also featured heavily in the 2005 season of ER. In 2008, he stars in Righteous Kill alongside Robert De Niro and Al Pacino as well as Mauricio Rodriguez in Nothing Like the Holidays.
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John Leguizamo Questions
Who is the "Zimmerman" mentioned in John Lennon's song God 2000? 1 AnswerThat would be Robert Allen Zimmerman also known as Bob Dylan http://www.mahalo.com/search?q=robert+zimmerman read more
Should John C. Dvorak be a comedian? 6 AnswersWould I go see him do a standup act? Probably not. I'm not sure he could do stand-up. I think too much of what comes out of his mouth would go over people's h... read more
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John Leguizamo Timeline
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- July 22, 1964: Born
- 1985: Mixed Blood
- 1989: Casualties of War
- 1990: Die Hard 2
- 1991: Hangin' With The Homeboys
- 1992: Whispers In The Dark
- 1993: Super Mario Bros.
- 1995: To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
- 1996: Romeo And Juliet
- 1997: The Pest
- 1998: Body Count
- 1999: Joe The King
- 2000: King Of The Jungle
- 2001: [[Moulin Rouge!]]
- 2002: Collateral Damage
- 2002: Ice Age
- 2004: Cronicas
- 2005: The Honeymooners
- 2006: Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
- 2007: The Babysitters
- 2007: The Take
- 2008: Righteous Kill
- 2008: Nothing Like the Holidays
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Where did this happiness come from? Awesome friends, great boyfriend. In the words of John Leguizamo, "Did God ... http://lnk.ms/4YKCv
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How is it that not a single high schooler in America today knows who John leguizamo is?
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Where did this happiness come from? Awesome friends, great boyfriend. In the words of John Leguizamo, did God give me a coupon? Lol
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watching the super mario bros movie with john leguizamo in it n shit this is classic cinema
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Nezua on Murders at Ft. Hood. Rahm Emmanuel aint your friend. John Leguizamo is outrageously funny http://bit.ly/j7JD5
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